GRE Word List

POTENTIAL

existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality

The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.

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WordMeaning
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
pitfalltrap
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
repercussionreflection
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior